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Chinese Dissident Arrives Toronto After 36-Hour Boat Escape

6/28/2026

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Chinese dissident Dong Guangping arrived in Toronto after being detained in South Korea.
He endured a 36-hour trek in a failing inflatable boat before reaching South Korea.
The 68-year-old launched the final crossing from Weihai on May 24 in a gray inflatable boat, echoing a 2013 jet-ski escape by another Chinese dissident.
Canadian immigration officials have not responded to media inquiries about his arrival.

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Chinese dissident Dong Guangping arrived in Toronto after being detained in South Korea.
He endured a 36-hour trek in a failing inflatable boat before reaching South Korea.
The 68-year-old launched the final crossing from Weihai on May 24 in a gray inflatable boat, echoing a 2013 jet-ski escape by another Chinese dissident.
Canadian immigration officials have not responded to media inquiries about his arrival.